Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is one of President Trump’s favorite strongmen. What does that relationship mean for the US, Turkey, and the world?
Deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, where war and economic crises already loomed. Here’s the latest news.
President Erdogan reversed himself on the eve of NATO’s summit in Vilnius.
The Turkey-Sweden-NATO drama, briefly explained.
Turkey’s Erdogan ran on a nationalistic message. He just secured another presidential term.
Could the opposition end President Erdogan’s 20-year rule?
And can the buildings be fixed?
Turkey is investigating and has arrested some contractors, but the entire political and economic system is implicated.
What Turkey and Syria’s deadly earthquakes reveal about wealth.
Rebel-held areas were already in a dire situation before the earthquake hit.
After the disaster, Erdogan’s decisions — past and present — are under scrutiny.
The massive earthquakes come on top of decades of civil war in the region, which has created millions of refugees and a spiraling economic crisis.
The fear of deportation keeps many from speaking up about their safety.
“Turkey does not appear to be mitigating the humanitarian impact of its invasion and occupation of some parts of northeast Syria,” one part reads.
The troubles facing Syria — and troubles elsewhere — are in large part caused not by America’s weakness, but by Trump’s.
“Trump has managed to bungle this policy challenge in the worst of all ways,” said one former Pentagon official.
This is one of the most astonishing letters in diplomatic history.
Trump seems on board with the plan.
The NATO allies’ partnership has devolved into a “slow-motion car crash.”
Bolton may have just blown up Trump’s Syria withdrawal.
The prosecutor said in a statement that it was a “premeditated” attack.
Saudi Arabia repressed free speech in the past, but under MBS things have gotten a whole lot worse.
Richard Branson has pulled out of several projects.
The Saudi journalist disappeared last week after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He hasn’t been seen since.
President Trump’s focus on bringing hostages home is one of the more successful parts of his foreign policy.
The incident could impact Saudi Arabia’s close relationship with the US.
The two NATO allies are engaged in an escalating diplomatic and trade feud.
President Donald Trump authorized sanctions on two top Turkish officials over Ankara’s detainment of an American pastor.
“Washington’s been doing the right things on the Brunson case for kind of the wrong reasons,” an expert says.
We’ve seen Assad’s defiance, Trump’s flip, and Turkey’s anger.
Making European nationalists uncomfortable is good politics for him.
The US-based Mercy Corps was given little explanation for why it’s been shut down.
The man shouted, “Remember Syria! Remember Aleppo!”
President Erdogan has been attacking Fethullah Gülen and his followers for more than two years. Now, he wants Washington to send him home for trial.
At least part of the Turkish military is trying to depose its civilian government.
A horrifying attack in Turkey and its aftermath; the Clinton Foundation plans to wind down (if Hillary is elected); Virginia gives the right to vote back to 13,000 people.
President Erdoğan’s post-coup crackdown could cause major problems.
Welcome to the shadowy underworld of Turkish politics.